This week, in a speech at the IfG, former prime minister Liz Truss set out her vision for how the UK could achieve faster economic growth – and revisited some of the decisions she made in office, including her disastrous mini-budget. This time last year, …
Data in the justice system has more gaps than other public services, data is often of poor quality, and data analysis is not playing as large a role as it should in evaluating current policy and driving new initiatives. This report, funded by the Nuffield …
The UK’s constitution has been tested to its limits and found in urgent need of reform. This report, published jointly by the Institute for Government and Cambridge University’s Bennett Institute for Public Policy, warns that a tumultuous period in UK …
For nearly a decade the UK constitution has faced successive challenges and crises. From the institutional clashes over Brexit, to the coronavirus pandemic, to the scandals over integrity and ethics in government, our political system has been put under …
The podcast team dissect Rishi Sunak's appearance at the G20 summit in India – and Daily Mirror political editor John Stevens reveals what it's really like to join the prime minister on the plane for a foreign trip. Westminster has been rocked by a …
Regional inequality in the UK is, on key measures like productivity and healthy life expectancy, as bad as it has ever been. Turning the tide is an enormous task – and not one that can be solely delivered by a few determined ministers in Whitehall. This …
Offshore wind has been held up as a flagship net zero policy success, with government price support unlocking low-cost capital, accelerating investment and encouraging rapid innovation. Over the last decade this has led to an installed capacity boom and …
Central government is not set up to deliver this government’s promise – or Labour’s plans – to reduce regional inequality. This report sets out how central government has undermined past attempts to reduce regional inequalities – and then sets out six …
Revelations about the widespread use of – and failure to replace – reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in schools has put government capital spending in the spotlight. For decades the UK has invested less than other wealthy nations. Government …
Keir Starmer has reshuffled his team of shadow ministers. So who’s up? Who’s down? Is this the march of the Blairites? And what does the reshuffle reveal about Starmer’s plans for the general election campaign – or for government should Labour win? The …
High standards are crucial for maintaining public trust in the police – but in recent years the reputation of the Metropolitan Police has been damaged by a number of scandals. Sir Mark Rowley was appointed as Met Commissioner in September 2022 with a …
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Financial problems are spreading to many local authorities Birmingham joins a number of other local authorities that have issued s114 notices in recent years. These include Croydon, 1 https://www.croydon.gov.uk/council-and-elections/budgets-and-spending/ …
Rishi Sunak inherited three Brexit headaches – sorting out the Northern Ireland protocol, choosing what to do with the Retained EU Law Bill and deciding what to about immigration. The prime minister deserves credit, along with foreign secretary James …
1. Be clear about what you want to go into your diary Your first week will be incredibly busy. It is important to feel you have some control over what you are doing and why, otherwise your diary will quickly be filled with things that others want you to do …
"Often the best and fastest way of dealing with things… is to do that minister to minister." John Healey, Minister of state for housing and planning (2009–10) Every department consists of a team of ministers, led by the secretary of state. Junior …
3. Speak the Treasury’s language When going into meetings with the Treasury, and especially when asking for additional funding, it can help to think about your policies in terms that will appeal to the officials you are dealing with. Think about how what …
In the final episode of this six-part series, we talk about parliament. Because all ministers are also members of parliament, either in the House of Commons or the Lords, and they all have to juggle their ministerial and parliamentary responsibilities. So …
Citizens are dissatisfied and frustrated with the current political system, and rightfully so. This paper argues that the UK’s model of democracy and government does not put citizens and their interests at the heart of decision making. Instead, it seems to …
But there are many who would like to change the UK constitution into something completely different. The most common solution offered is to move from the current unwritten constitution based on parliamentary supremacy to a written constitution based on …
